Goddy Ikeh

A Nigeria energy firm, Seplat Energy Plc, says it is planning to operate additional 13 new onshore oil wells in 2025.

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs (NCS), Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, has raised the alarm that smugglers now establish small, distributed storage facilities within border communities, serving as transit points for onward movement across the border.

The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $72.38 a barrel on Tuesday, March 5, 2025, compared with $74.98 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.

In 2024, private agricultural investments in Tunisia hit 444.6 million dinars, supporting 3,001 projects and generating 3,000 jobs, according to the APIA.

New taxes on telecommunications and mobile money came into effect this Wednesday, March 5 in Mali, affecting top-ups and withdrawals, and provoking mixed reactions.

The Nigerian northern city of Kano witnessed a landmark moment in Africa’s tech evolution with the grand unveiling of SINNTS, a revolutionary social networking platform designed to transform digital interactions.

The Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is strengthening its commitment to gender equality in global trade by unveiling a new edition of the International Prize on Gender Equality in Trade, and launching consultations for its 2025-26 work plan.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention on Wednesday, confirmed 506 Lassa fever cases out of the 2,492 suspected cases of the disease, and 95 deaths as of February 23, 2025.

The operational crisis at the NLNG Limited continues to deepen as the outage at its Bonny Island facility drags on, with natural gas supplies plummeting by a staggering 80 per cent, a new report by Bloomberg has said.

Chad’s Constitutional Council has confirmed a sweeping victory for the ruling party in the Senatorial elections.